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The Fifth Circuit Doesn’t Mind If Teens Have Guns

Just call 1-800-Gunz4Kidz.

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Surprise, surprise—a bad Fifth Circuit ruling not from Matthew Kacsmaryk. Rewire News Group illustration

While Elon Musk has been taking over the government, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals quietly overturned a 60-year-old law that prevented federally-licensed firearms dealers from selling guns to anyone aged 18 to 20. Seems bad!

This week, Jess and Imani get into the weeds of Reese v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, a Second Amendment case out of the Fifth Circuit that, surprisingly, did not involve our BFF Matthew Kacsmaryk.

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